Promise Posts – Page 2

Joe Biden

Create 1 million auto industry jobs

Auto industry jobs expand under Joe Biden, but not by 1 million | December 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Establish an offshoring tax penalty

Laws targeting overseas tax dodges fail to emerge from Congress | December 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Create a Public Health Jobs Corps

The CDC and AmeriCorps train new public health workforce, but at a limited capacity | July 9, 2024

Joe Biden

Put US on a course to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Historic climate investments put US on track toward net-zero emissions | August 12, 2022

Joe Biden

Tighten ‘Made In America’ rules

New rules gradually raise the bar for Made-in-America | July 13, 2022

Joe Biden

Get bipartisan cooperation on the economy

Despite widespread GOP opposition, Biden finds bipartisan backing for infrastructure bill | December 22, 2021

Joe Biden

Use the Defense Production Act to produce personal protective equipment

Biden administration has been using the Defense Production Act to fight the pandemic | December 22, 2021

Joe Biden

Give small businesses a ‘restart package’ for pandemic-related openings

American Rescue Plan includes aid for small businesses, including restaurants | March 17, 2021

Donald Trump

Bring back manufacturing

No overall improvement for manufacturing sector under Trump | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Grow the economy by 4 percent a year

Even before coronavirus recession, the economy under Trump never grew by 4% | July 15, 2020

Barack Obama

Include environmental and labor standards in trade agreements

Trade deals protections not as stringent as promised | December 13, 2016

Barack Obama

Invest $50 billion in auto manufacturing facilities for fuel efficient vehicles

Not much additional funding since 2009 | December 12, 2016

Barack Obama

End tax deductions for companies that offshore

No traction for offshoring pledge | December 7, 2016

Barack Obama

Create a secretary of business and consolidate nine goverment agencies on business into one

Idea to create a secretary of business finally runs out of steam | October 21, 2016

Barack Obama

Require publicly traded financial partnerships to pay the corporate income tax

No change to tax rules for publicly traded partnerships | January 3, 2013

Barack Obama

Enforce pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules

President signed a PAYGO bill, but GOP House changed key Democratic rule | December 20, 2012

Barack Obama

Create a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME)

Delivered on seed money, but not on technical support | June 21, 2012

Barack Obama

Create a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges

Road bank didn’t get much traction | May 7, 2012

Barack Obama

Support regional innovation clusters

Cluster spending exceeds Obama’s goal | April 27, 2012

Barack Obama

Require automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans

Promise was overtaken by events | February 10, 2012

Barack Obama

Double funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program for manufacturing efficiency

Funding for manufacturing program is up, but not double | September 30, 2011

Barack Obama

Promote economic development in Mexico

Not much direct economic development, but big jump in law enforcement is a necessary precursor | August 12, 2011

Barack Obama

Create a foreclosure prevention fund for homeowners

Foreclosure prevention fund a “colossal failure,” special inspector says | March 31, 2011

Barack Obama

Expand the child and dependent care credit

No expansion for the child care tax credit | December 21, 2010

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